Posted by Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti on 7/24/2024 3:13:00 PM
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Office of Communications
813-272-4060
Tampa, Fl. (July 24, 2024) – The district is excited and proud to announce impressive school results with the release of the state’s 2024 school grades. Hillsborough County Public Schools increased our number of A, B and C schools by 19. The district has no Fs in our traditional schools and decreased the number of D schools by 20. This in a year when the state raised the bar for academic achievement and our students met the challenge.
To summarize, in one year, the district moved from 33 D and Fs to 9 Ds and no schools graded as an F.
Highlights:
We have four elementary schools that moved two letter grades:
Desoto Elementary improved to an A from a C
Potter Elementary improved to a C from an F
Shaw Elementary improved to a C from an F
West Tampa Elementary improved to an A from a C
In HCPS middle schools,
Eisenhower, Sligh and Shields middle schools all improved to a C from a D.
Liberty and Progress Village middle schools improved to an A from a B.
Webb Middle improved to a B from a C.
Eight of our high schools maintained or moved to an A, including Alonso High School which improved to an A from a B. The following high schools improved to a B from a C.
East Bay High
Hillsborough High
Leto High
Spoto High
These improvements happened through the hard work of our students, teachers, support professionals and school administrators. It all starts with creating a culture for learning, where teachers want to teach, and students want to learn. We had a laser-like focus on high quality core instruction in every classroom with intentional progress monitoring.
Schools received purposeful support from regional superintendents and district departments. Leaders ensured systems were in place that emphasized teacher planning. And our community partners aligned their work for our schools with our strategic goals.
“We couldn’t have done this without the Hillsborough County community, and all of our stakeholders who wrapped their arms around our schools, principals, teachers and students. We are excited with our momentum and are ready for the new year to start so we can continue our work,” said Superintendent Van Ayres.